navel-gazing

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Contemplation of one's navel as an aid to meditation.
2. (countable, derogatory, uncountable) Excessive focus on oneself; self-indulgent introspection.
3. (countable, derogatory, sometimes, uncountable) (Disproportionate) concentration on a single issue.

Verb

present participle and gerund of navel-gaze

navel-gaze

To engage in self-indulgent introspection.

Llegeix-ne més

Conceptes

introspecció

Sinònims

omphaloskepsis

introspection

reflection

self-analysis

self-consciousness

Traduccions

nombrilisme

ombliguismo

Nabelschau

Selbstbetrachtung

ομφαλοσκοπία

omfaloskopía

introspection

introspezione

autoesame

introspectie

navelstaren

introspecção

introspección

ensimismamiento

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈneɪvəlˌɡeɪzɪŋ/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Calque of Ancient Greek ὀμφαλοσκοπία (omphaloskopía). By surface analysis, navel + gazing.